A visit to the Holstun Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Holstun Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holstun Cemetery:
32.9060, -85.2827
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holstun Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holstun Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the west of the Holstun Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holstun Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Holstun Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holstun Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Holstum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstum Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Chapel Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stamps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Evangel Temple Assembly of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Cemetery
- Forty Tyler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forty Tyler Cemetery is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Tyler Cemetery
- Swint - Hammack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Huguley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Huguley Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley Cemetery
- Shawmut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawmut Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shawmut Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lanett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26191 <5>
- Pinewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holstun Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holstun Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huguley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Lanett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Plant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- LaFayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Cusseta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eady City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Boyds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stroud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- River View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- West Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Abbottsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Osanippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Standing Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Penton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Blackman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Pine Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Doublehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Pioneer Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holstun Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holstun Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holstun Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holstun Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147442 (Holstun Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147442 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fredonia
- Location given for Holstun Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9059598 Lon: -85.2827224
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holstun Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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